Plush carpets of moss growing on ancient vine (over 100 years old) Lodi Zinfandel in the dead of winter.
To me, Lodi wine country is like a gigantic canvas for Mother Nature: There is no end to the beauty capturable, to some extent (although it’s always more compelling seen through your own eyes!), by a camera.
Yet the pictures tell a story; more often than not, more vividly than how it can be described in words. So here are some of our photographic stories of the past year. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
JANUARY
The back straining work of pruning old vines on cold gray winter mornings in Lodi’s Mokelumne River appellation.
Persimmons hanging on leafless tree on a misty winter morning in Lodi’s Mokelumne River region.
The Ripken family’s iconic sign on their Lodi equipment shed.
FEBRUARY
Winter sundown, old silo and shed in Lodi’s Heritage Oak Winery estate.
Classic own-rooted, head trained Zinfandel dating back to the 1890s in Lodi’s Peirano Estate.
Whitewash crooked roof old shed on the east side of Lodi’s Mokelumne River appellation.
MARCH
First bud break in Lodi’s oldest vineyard—Bechthold Vineyard Cinsaut, dating back to 1886.
Budding ancient vine Zinfandel—planted on its own roots in 1901—in Lodi’s iconic Marian’s Vineyard.
Foudres—oversized oval shaped French oak barrels—filled with Lodi grown wines in West Sacramento’s Haarmeyer Wine Cellars.
Sexy ancient vine Carignan (planted in 1901) in Spenker Ranch on the
